Revere City Council approves zoning permits, ordains food-truck rules, funds community garden and sends several feasibility studies to staff

The Revere City Council took a series of legislative and administrative actions at its June 2, 2025 meeting, voting on special permits, ordinances, budget transfers and a slate of council motions.

Key roll-call votes and outcomes - Zoning amendment on off-street parking: Defeated on second reading. Roll call recorded 1 yes (Councilor Kelly) and 10 no votes; the ordinance was defeated on second reading. - Special permit, 25-120 (Lee Burbank LLC, 20 Railroad): Granted. Roll call: unanimous yes vote by the councilors present; the special permit was granted subject to site-plan conditions. - Special permit, 25-149 (Natalia Maria Cantino Gomez, class 2 auto license at 195 American Legion Highway): Granted. Roll call: unanimous yes vote. - Special permit, 25-150 (car wash, 350 Squire Road, New York Capital Investment Group): Granted. Roll call: majority yes; Councilor Zambuto recused from that vote. - Zoning definition and Title 5 amendment establishing food-truck rules (25-124 and 25-151): Both measures were engrossed and ordained after roll-call approvals. - Transfer from Community Improvement Trust Fund: Approved transfer of $60,000 for construction of a community garden in Beechmont; the transfer passed on roll call.

Motions and referrals - The council ordered several feasibility studies and administrative requests by motion: a National Grid lighting assessment for Squire Road (motion by Councilor Cogliandro), a feasibility study for a basketball court on Dunn Road and Shawman Street (motion by Councilor Greeno Suaya), and a feasibility study to explore installing a handicap-accessible ramp or exterior elevator lift at the Revere Public Library (motion by Councilors Greeno Suaya and McKenna). All three motions were ordered by the council.

Other operational motions included directing the police chief to increase enforcement of the no-heavy-commercial-vehicle restriction on Pitcairn Street, installing dog-waste stations on Rice Avenue with weekly DPW maintenance, and requesting the DPW and Traffic Commission assess installation of a guardrail at the Rice–Harrington bend after recent crashes. Those motions were ordered by the council.

Ballot question approved for November - The council approved a nonbinding public advisory question to appear on the November municipal ballot asking voters whether the city council should consider repealing the city’s prohibition on recreational marijuana establishments (section 9.18.010 of the Revere revised ordinances). The roll-call vote on the motion was 7 yes, 4 no. Votes: Yes — Councilors Eugenio, Cogliandro, Genino, Jaramillo, McKenna, Novoszewski, President Silvestri; No — Councilors Greeno Suaya, Hass, Kelly, Zambuto.

Public hearings and referrals - Several matters were sent to committee or scheduled for public hearing: ordinances on vacant buildings and poles/wires/cables were referred to legislative affairs for June 16; a construction project related to DEP Phase 16 I&I capacity improvement was assigned to a public hearing on June 23; a transfer for the Beechmont community garden was ordered to a public hearing on June 23; and a public hearing was scheduled to consider revoking a Chapter 148 license for a business on Broadway (motion by Councilor Cogliandro).

Budget and administrative communications - The mayor presented the FY26 budget communications; councilors were reminded about scheduled budget sessions and that the CFO will present to the Ways and Means Committee. The CFO’s communications on revolving funds and water and sewer rates were referred to Ways and Means.

Councilors spoke during motions and roll calls and the meeting record reflects multiple roll-call tallies for each named item. No ordinance enactments in the meeting package were rescinded after adoption on second/third reading during this session.